Makaya McCraven

CTL-E-0512 · Person · 2007–2026

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Makaya McCraven moved to Chicago in 2007 and developed a live-improvisation-and-editing method through the 52-week 'In the Moment' residency series. His 2018 album 'Universal Beings' linked Chicago players — including cellist Tomeka Reid — with London and New York improvisers, positioning Chicago in a global contemporary jazz network.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-person-027; source research type(s): person. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass.

Sources

Earshot Jazz (https://www.earshot.org/makaya-mccravenapril2019/)
Flying Out (https://www.flyingout.co.nz/products/makaya-mccraven-universal-beings-2xlp); Earshot Jazz (https://www.earshot.org/makaya-mccravenapril2019/)

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